How much RAM does Mealie need?

Plan on 1 GB for typical use; add headroom if you expect many concurrent users.

Can I run other things on the same VPS?

Yes — size the plan so Mealie plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

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A self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner.

Store recipes, plan meals, build shopping lists and share a household cookbook.

Mealie keeps your family recipes and meal planning in one owned place, with a great UI.

1
Provision a VPS
Choose a plan with room for your data as well as the app.
2
Install the stack
Install Python + SQLite/Postgres.
3
Deploy the application
Follow the project’s official install guide for your distribution.
4
Enable HTTPS
Serve it on your own domain behind a reverse proxy with a certificate.
5
Back it up
Schedule a database dump plus a copy of any uploaded files to an off-box location.

Give Mealie its own database user with rights only on its own schema.
Reverse-proxy Mealie and terminate TLS at the proxy so certificates are managed in one place.
Take a VPS snapshot before major upgrades so you can roll back cleanly.
Keep Mealie patched — most self-hosting incidents are unpatched software.

How much RAM does Mealie need?: Plan on 1 GB for typical use; add headroom if you expect many concurrent users.
What stack does Mealie run on?: Python + SQLite/Postgres.
Can I run other things on the same VPS?: Yes — size the plan so Mealie plus your other workloads fit in RAM with room to spare.

Looking for something else? Popular alternatives include Tandoor Recipes, Grocy, Nextcloud (cookbook) — browse all app guides.